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Neither the consistent tagging nor the removal of other tag formats can be disabled.

This makes baby Jesus cry.

QUOTE (Lyx @ Aug 18 2005, 11:17 AM)

Or in other words: Foobar does not support having *different contents* in different tag-types simultaneusly.

It doesn't have to - it should just leave them alone if I'm not asking it to edit them. I'm simply adding tags, not editing any. This concept seems to be lost on fb2k.

QUOTE (anza @ Aug 18 2005, 01:17 PM)

QUOTE (Rowan @ Aug 18 2005, 12:34 PM)

What other hidden functions does foobar perform when I ask it to perform routine tasks I wonder..

It isn't a hidden function. Did you even bother to check the screenshot foosion posted?

Well, that screenshots say that "Other supported file types will be stripped from file". It says nothing about destructively overwriting ID3v1 tags with the contents of ID3v2.

QUOTE (Lyx @ Aug 18 2005, 10:59 PM)

There is a reason why foobar does not allow direct access to individual tag-systems: because it would be impossible efficiently do large-scale metadata operations on files, while having to care about tag-systems. In terms of metadata, foobar is about efficiently handling large amounts of files. If you want micromanagement, then foobar is the wrong tool for the task.

I see that this is true if you're actually modifying tags, but simply adding ReplayGain tags should never modify any other tags. Why would it? I'm not asking it to "retag my files as you see fit please and add ReplayGain while you're add it". I'm asking it to add ReplayGain tags - nothing else. I don't want Foobar to do any micromanagement - I'll do that in other ways thankyouverymuch. All I'd want it to do is to add ReplayGain tags to my entire collection - but it seems insistant on modifying my tags as it goes along, for no particular reason other than it feels like I shouldn't have differing tags.

I guess all this means that you cannot make Foobar only add ReplayGain tags as the plugin promises to do. It insists on taking a dump all over your tags no matter what you do to prevent it.

Modifying mp3gain to add ID3v2 tags would appear to be the way to go. Sadly my coding skills are not up to that task, so I guess I'll just have to live without the joys of ReplayGain.